History of Reelfoot Lake & Lake County
Contains information about the earthquakes and formation of Reelfoot Lake, as well as the legends surrounding its formation.
Tennessee4Me: New Madrid Earthquake
You'll find some historical and current photographs of Reelfoot Lake and how its formation affected the area's plant and wildlife. There are also first-person accounts about how it felt to live in the area during the time of those earthquakes.
Google Docs: The Earthquake That Reshaped Kentucky
This is a pdf document (you can opt to open it rather than save it) that describes the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-12, including more primary sources ( accounts, etc.).
The Legend of Zoey - fiction time-travel story during 1811-12 New Madrid Earthquakes
By Candie Moonshower
Zoey's family has a strange feeling about the two-tailed comet in the sky. But that doesn’t mean Zoey will let them chaperone her class field trip to Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee—especially since Grandma Cope grew up near there. What if Grandma tells everyone about being a Native American? Zoey has no interest in her family’s past. All she wants is for her parents to get back together, and for herself to fit in at school. She doesn’t know what’s hit her when, during the bus ride to Reelfoot, she’s propelled back in time to 1811, when the lake was formed!
Now Zoey’s cell phone doesn’t work, there’s no fast food in sight, and massive earthquakes keep rattling the land. Prim, proper Prudence Charity and her way-too-pregnant mother are the first people Zoey sees, but they don’t believe her story—until they meet up with Chickasaw Chief Kalopin and his beautiful Choctaw bride. Kalopin is convinced that the Great Spirit has cursed him for stealing Laughing Eyes from Chief Copiah, and that soon, the river will swallow up his village and everyone in it. Zoey knows they’re headed for disaster, but can she find the courage to save them?
THE HISTORY OF REELFOOT LAKE
Reelfoot.Com: History
Here you will find three different sections telling about the different aspects of the formation of Reelfoot Lake.
Northwest Tennesse Tourism: Earthquake Lake
Information about the series of earthquakes that formed Reelfoot Lake.
History of Reelfoot Lake & Lake County
Contains information about the earthquakes and formation of Reelfoot Lake, as well as the legends surrounding its formation.
Tennessee4Me: New Madrid Earthquake
You'll find some historical and current photographs of Reelfoot Lake and how its formation affected the area's plant and wildlife. There are also first-person accounts about how it felt to live in the area during the time of those earthquakes.
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture: New Madrid Fault
Information about the New Madrid fault/seismic zone.
St. Charles County (MO): New Madrid Fault
Small amount of information about this extremely long fault line.
U.S. Geological Survey: Photographs of Reelfoot Lake
Photographs of Reelfoot Lake.
U.S. Geological Survey: Historic Earthquakes
Still more information about the geological aspect of Reelfoot Lake, both past and present.
University of Missouri eThemes: New Madrid Earthquake
Here are lots of articles, photographs, as well as eyewitness accounts from people who experienced these earthquakes.
Google Docs: The Earthquake That Reshaped Kentucky
This is a pdf document (you can opt to open it rather than save it) that describes the New Madrid Earthquake of 1811-12, including more primary sources ( accounts, etc.).
Genealogy Trails: Eyewitness Accounts of New Madrid Earthquake
More eyewitness accounts and descriptions of this series of earthquakes, along with photographs.
Tennessee History for Kids: History of Lake County, TN
A small amount of historical information about Reelfoot Lake.
IN THE COWBOY LIBRARY:
The Legend of Zoey - fiction time-travel story during 1811-12 New Madrid Earthquakes
By Candie Moonshower
Zoey's family has a strange feeling about the two-tailed comet in the sky. But that doesn’t mean Zoey will let them chaperone her class field trip to Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee—especially since Grandma Cope grew up near there. What if Grandma tells everyone about being a Native American? Zoey has no interest in her family’s past. All she wants is for her parents to get back together, and for herself to fit in at school. She doesn’t know what’s hit her when, during the bus ride to Reelfoot, she’s propelled back in time to 1811, when the lake was formed!
Now Zoey’s cell phone doesn’t work, there’s no fast food in sight, and massive earthquakes keep rattling the land. Prim, proper Prudence Charity and her way-too-pregnant mother are the first people Zoey sees, but they don’t believe her story—until they meet up with Chickasaw Chief Kalopin and his beautiful Choctaw bride. Kalopin is convinced that the Great Spirit has cursed him for stealing Laughing Eyes from Chief Copiah, and that soon, the river will swallow up his village and everyone in it. Zoey knows they’re headed for disaster, but can she find the courage to save them?